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Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

by August Wilson

Drama
Medium Cast (9-13)
Black Playwright or Creator

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Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

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August Wilson's second installment in The Pittsburgh Cycle.


Story:

Set in 1911, Joe Turner's Come and Gone tells the story of Herald Loomis who, after serving seven years hard labor, journeys North with his young daughter and arrives at a Pittsburgh boarding house filled with memorable characters who aid him in his search for his inner freedom.


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Fun Fact

The play’s title refers to Herald’s story of having been held captive by Joe Turner, a white man in Tennessee who pulled African-American men into slavery for a period of seven years.

Playwright

Playwright
August Wilson



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Opening Night
Mar 27, 1988
Total Performances
105
Original Cast
Kimberleigh Aarn, Angela Bassett, L. Scott Caldwell, Richard Parnell Habersham, Ed Hall, Delroy Lindo, Jamila Perry, Bo Rucker, Raynor Scheine, Kimberly Scott, Mel Winkler
Director
Lloyd Richards
Producer
Elliot Martin, Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro
Scenic Design
Scott Bradley
Costume Design
Pamela Peterson
Lighting Design
Michael Giannitti

2009 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Belasco Theatre
Opening Night
Apr 16, 2009
Total Performances
69
Original Cast
Marsha Stephanie Blake, Chad L. Coleman, Michael Cummings, Aunjanue Ellis, Danai Gurira, André Holland, Arliss Howard, Ernie Hudson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Amari Rose Leigh, Roger Robinson
Director
Bartlett Sher
Producer
Lincoln Center Theater
Scenic Design
Michael Yeargan
Costume Design
Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design
Brian MacDevitt
Sound Design
Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg






2009 Tony Award Nominations

Best Featured Actor In A Play - Roger Robinson
Best Lighting Design Of A Play
Best Revival Of A Play
Best Direction Of A Play
Best Scenic Design Of A Play
Best Sound Design Of A Play

2009 Theatre World Award Nominations

Chad L. Coleman

1988 Tony Award Nominations

Best Featured Actress In A Play - L. Scott Caldwell
Best Play
Best Featured Actor In A Play - Delroy Lindo
Best Featured Actress In A Play - Kimberleigh Aarn
Best Featured Actress In A Play - Kimberly Scott
Best Direction Of A Play

1988 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding New Play
Outstanding Actor In A Play - Delroy Lindo
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - Ed Hall
Outstanding Featured Actress In A Play - Kimberleigh Aarn
Outstanding Featured Actress In A Play - Kimberly Scott
Outstanding Director Of A Play
Outstanding Set Design

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